Receptacle



May 22, 1956 R. M. HOWARD RECEPTACLEI Filed Sept. 16, 1953 F ig. 2

@libri l Ralph M. Howard INVENToR.

BY im United States Patent O RECEPTACLE Ralph M. Howard, NorthAttleboro, Mass.

Application September 161953, Serial No. 380,454 1 Claim. (Cl. 150-52)lThis invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in receptacles, particularly receptacles which are formedfrom llexible and foldable material, and the principal object of theinvention is to provide a highly pleasing receptacle of the characterherein described, which may be conveniently and elfectively employed forstorage in a compact manner, articles such as silverware.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction, in its eicient operation which facilitates convenientaccessibility and possible display of the articles stored in thereceptacle, and in its adaptability to economical manufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the detailsI of `construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention in its closed position;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially in the planeof the line 2-2 in Figure l; and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the invention in its open position.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the receptacle isdesignated generally by the reference character and embodies in itsconstruction a back wall 12, a bottom 14,`which is connected to thelower end of the backwall and is provided at the front edge thereof withan upstanding front wall 16, while a pairl of substantially triangularsidewalls 18 are suitably connected to the bottom 14 and to the frontand back walls 16, 12, respectively.

It should be explained at this point that the various walls of thereceptacle are formed from suitable ilexible and foldable material,whereby the front wall 16 may be swung forwardly and downwardly from theposition shown in Figure 1 wherein the receptacle is closed, to theposition shown in Figure 3, wherein the receptacle is open. During thisopening and closing of the receptacle, the side walls 18 simply foldthemselves inwardly or become stretched, as the case may be.

Y 2,746,505 Patented May 22, '1956 A closure flap 20 is provided at thetop of the back wall 12 and overlaps the front wall 16 when thereceptacle is closed, and suitable fastening means 22 may be employedfor sustaining the closure ap in its closed position.

A plurality of individual partition panels 24 are hingedly connected attheir lower edges by suitable tapes 26 to the bottom 14, the panels 24being disposed between the back and front walls 12, 16 and beingsubstantially parallel, as shown in Figure 2, when the receptacle isclosed. However, when the receptacle is opened, as shown in Figure 3,the panels 24 may be individually swung downwardly and forwardly so thataccess to the interior of the receptacle is facilitated.

vA plurality of pockets 28 are provided on both the front and rearsurfaces of the panels 24 and the upper edges of the panels are equippedwith closure aps 30 for these pockets, as shown. As illustrated toadvantage in Figure 2 of the drawing, the closure aps 30 straddle thepartition panels 24 and are stitched to theupper marginal portionsthereof.

lf desired, an additional pocket 32 may be provided on the interior ofthe back wall 12 and a closure ap 34 may be affixed to the interior ofthe back wall for the pocket 32.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedlto, falling within the scope of the appended claim. g

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A flexible receptacle comprising a front, a back, a bottom and sides, aplurality of partitions hingedly mounted on the bottom and freelyswingable between the sides, pockets. mounted on both sides of thepartitions and closure flaps for the pockets comprising single sheets offlexible material folded over the upper edges of and straddling thepartitions and stitched to the upper marginal portions thereof.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS LeaderOct. 3, 1944

